Books
Barbara T. Smith Tells Her Side of the Story
The artist’s memoir The Way To Be is at times rough around the edges, but it’s worth it.
Reviews
Art
An Artist’s Ode to Worms
For artist Tamara Henderson, worms represent a link between life above and beneath the earth’s surface, transforming death and decay into rebirth and growth.
Art
Emanoel Araújo’s World-Making Art
The relentless dynamism of Araújo’s sculptures and assemblages stir up a visual rhythm that is at once elegant and entropic.
Film
Five Video Essays That Go Beyond the Surface
With so many to sort through, here are some recommendations for the best recent video essays to check out.
Art
What to Do With Our Anger?
In painting, Gandy Brodie could find moments of beauty and defenselessness, as well as the endurance and will to survive, despite a difficult life.
Art
Seeing the Frick Anew Through Barkley L. Hendricks’s Portraits
While the premise is to explore Hendricks’s connection to the Frick’s collection, the effect of the museum’s survey is to change the way we view those same paintings.
Art
The Aesthetic Allure of Motherboards and Microchips
Through textural, analog works that neither beep nor boop, artist Analia Saban has crafted a poetic commentary on our digital existence.
Art
Sean Scully Goes Down a Rabbit Hole
By introducing his motifs into a children’s story, and avoiding any sense of self-importance, Scully reveals another side of himself.
Art
Mona Hatoum’s Videos Make a Presence From Absence
Hatoum’s early videos confront viewers with the body of the artist as a synecdoche for the collective trauma experienced by the dispossessed
Books
There’s Nothing Punk About Punk Orientalism
Sara Raza’s limited curatorial vision empowers dictators and diminishes artists who are making work that has political impact and carries risk.
Books
What Did Home Mean to Leonora Carrington?
A new book explores the many places the artist lived in and how they shaped how she made art.
Art
Luz Carabaño’s Tiny Cosmos in Paint
Carabaño’s rippling, organic shapes curve into ethereal portals that feel like they could transport viewers into another dimension.